Rats on Rafts descend further into the brooding wasteland on their new album ‘Deep Below’, a darker, slower, eroded sound from the Rotterdam band. Highlighting different shades within the monochrome landscape compared to their previous, more colourful albums: they dive deeper into their psyche, questioning our relationships with nature, religion and each other
Revealing this year's list... Record Store Day 2025 sees Fire Records releasing a selection of stunning vinyl by the likes of The Lemonheads, Royal Trux, Throwing Muses, The Dream Syndicate, Jane Weaver, MEMORIALS & more
Legendary postmodern, post punk, post human, past caring collective Mekons return with a brand-new album for 2025. Their first release on Fire Records, ‘Horror’ a collection of songs providing a horribly prescient reflection of the world in its current miasma and how we got here
‘Moonlight Concessions’ is a collection of snippets from everyday life writ large - think Raymond Carver Short Cuts, overheard conversations, recounted happenings and telling one-liners, all sewed together to illustrate the times as they slowly mature, fully peppered with original Muses’ vim and vigour
Three new releases from legendary Fire acts incoming
Featuring new (in)versions of Earth’s debut release, ‘Extra Capsular Extraction’, which originally came out in 1991 and notably featured Kelly Canary and Kurt Cobain on vocals on the tracks "A Bureaucratic Desire for Revenge, Part 2" and "Divine and Bright."
Following the release of their new album 'Focus On Nature', The Bevis Frond announce their first US tour in over two decades. Fans can expect a selection from the Frond's colossal catalogue as well as new music from their recent Fire releases, for what promises to be an historic live show. This momentous tour follows their recent UK and Europe run of live dates
Cast deep into number theory with occasional quasi-religious touchstones, ‘Flamingo Tower’ bustles with background sounds overlaid with intimate melodies conjuring plenty of suitably strange illusions; a synthetic orchestra plays baroque pop, a guitar is set to auto destruct and Ray Monde’s hushed vocals carry a bracing narrative
A socio-geographic trip along the Sierra in your mind, filled with romantic orchestral sweeps conjuring up an image of a vast landscape disrupted by a singular peak